Serious question - what do we do if he declares a national emergency tonight?

[bleedingulcers]

What's the best action that we can take , collectively and individually, in response to such an effrontery?
I'm at a loss as to how to respond...

[WeekiWater]

1. Congress must respond.

I suggest no one gets upset when some of our members call him a tyrannical motherfucker. They need our support.

Also, don't wait for the speech. Open your wallet to the ACLU right now, if you can.

[WeekiWater]

9. I was being light-hearted with that part. NT

[brooklynite]

13. Not sure this is ACLU's area...

The legal argument will be Constitutional (the Executive allocating funds without authorization from Congress) rather than Civil Rights.

[WeekiWater]

15. That completely depends on Trumps actions if he does declare.

Many of the powers historically given to a President under these powers absolutely have infringed on civil rights.

"The legal argument will be Constitutional (the Executive allocating funds without authorization from Congress) rather than Civil Rights."

I hope you can see how there is no sense to be made of that sentence. It's really blatant.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. See you in court. NT

[dalton99a]

3. At a minimum the House must file a lawsuit ASAP

and it has standing to do so

[RainCaster]

4. Laugh, pour yourself a drink & break out the popcorn

Be chill- this too will pass.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Everybody to get from street.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

6. Probably...

Laugh my ass off...it’s a gambit that he can’t afford to take.

Look at this...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lays-groundwork-for-national-emergency-as-officials-argue-border-is-in-crisis/2019/01/07/e0f9aa34-1299-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?utm_term=.c8c0cb3bf8ec

[salin]

7. I read the prediction elsewhere

that he declares it (not nec. tonight) knowing the dems will file a lawsuit and tie things up.

They open up the govt and he claims that he is Still Fighting!! to his happy base.

[maxsolomon]

10. If History is any guide, Nothing.

Unless you think America is capable of a National Strike, it's just another brick in the wall, so to speak.

Fascism is coming, and America's busy doing anything else but facing reality.

[superpatriotman]

16. This is the correct answer

There isn't a goddamn thing we or anyone can or will do.

Congress won't save us. The Courts won't save us. Mueller won't save us. Protests won't save us.

We're stuck in the muck until 2020 (if elections are even allowed then)

This illegitimate administration is about to carry out a bloodless coup.

Plenty of blame to go around.

[Maru Kitteh]

11. I think declaring the NE is his way out, he knows it will go to court & knows he'll lose

This way he and his base can continue the perpetual victim routine.

[scheming daemons]

12. "We" won't have to do anything. It will get blocked by courts immediately.

[Vinca]

14. I hope he does. Ends the shutdown and he spends forever in court, plus he looks like

more of an ass than he already does.

[malaise]

17. He won't

He'll go on and on about some made up shit and let Fox run with the prearranged meme